Jane Campbell

 2^nd great-grandmother 1854–1929

Jane Campbell was born in 1854, her father, James, was a farmer aged 23, and her mother, Sarah, was 24. She married David Ronald Biggs and they had 12 children together. Following the death of her first husband David in 1893, she married John Beckett in 1907 in Cobar, New South Wales. Jane died aged 75 in November 1929 at Marrickville, and was buried in New South Wales.

Birth

Jane Campbell was born in 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, to Sarah Emery, age 24, and James Campbell, age 23. Doubts exist about the location of Jane’s birth, other available records suggest that she was born in Victoria or New South Wales in about 1854.

Marriage

Jane Campbell married David Ronald Biggs on 11^th October 1869, at Young, New South Wales, when she was 15 years old. The marriage was conducted in the Young District Registrars Office by J.R. Edwards, in accordance with an Act of Council.

Residence

Following their marriage, Jane and David moved to Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, where their first five children were born. Living near the Murrumbidgee River meant that Jane and David had an awareness of floods and that they probably encountered the 27^th April 1870 flood during their first year in Wagga Wagga.

David and Jane probably encountered the 27 April 1870 flood during their first year in Wagga Wagga.

In 1878 Jane, David and their four children William, Isabella, Elizabeth and Amelia moved from Wagga Wagga. The births of Adelaide (Gundagai 1879); David Ronald (Wodonga 1881); and, Robert (Bourke 1883) was followed by a move to Nyngan, New South Wales where they settled down and Alice, Ethel, Ernest and Florence were born.

Children of David Ronald Biggs and Jane Campbell

Twelve children were born to Jane and David Biggs during a period of twenty three years from 1870 to 1893.

1. William Ronald Biggs was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales on 1^st July 1870, and passed away in 1892, in Nyngan, New South Wales – William R Biggs 1870–1892
2. Isabella Jane Biggs was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales on 12^th November 1872 and passed away on 5^th September 1924 in Talangatta, Victoria – Isabella Jane Biggs 1872–1924
3. Elizabeth Ann Biggs was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales on 12^th November 1874 and passed away on 18^th October 1950, in Enmore, New South Wales – Elizabeth Ann Biggs 1874–1950
4. Amelia Biggs was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales on 8^th November 1876 and passed away on 13^th  March 1929, in Marrickville, New South Wales – Amelia Biggs 1876–1929
5. David Ronald Biggs was born and died in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales in 1878 – David Ronald Biggs 1878–1878
6. Adelaide Biggs was probably born at Gundagai, New South Wales, in 1879 and passed away on 15^th October 1954 in Cobar, New South Wales – Adelaide Biggs 1879-1954
7. A second child named David Ronald Biggs was born at Wodonga, Victoria in 1881 and passed away on 2^nd January 1943 at Cobar, New South Wales – David Ronald Biggs 1881-1943
8. Robert Henry Biggs was born in Bourke, New South Wales on 18^th December 1883 and passed away in 1963 at Moree, New South Wales – Robert Henry Biggs 1884
9. Alice May Biggs was born in Nyngan, New South Wales in 1887 and passed away in 1980 – Alice May Biggs 1887-1980
10. Ethel Mary Ellen Biggs was born in Nyngan, New South Wales on 31^st August 1889 and passed away on 19^th September 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales – Ethel Mary Ellen Biggs 1889-1947
11. Ernest Edward Biggs was born in Nyngan, New South Wales on 21^st May 1891 and passed away in 1957, in Bowral, New South Wales – Ernest Edward Biggs 1889-1957
12. Florence May Biggs was born on 18^th February 1893 in Nyngan, New South Wales and passed away on 9^th Jun 1971, in Surrey Hills, New South Wales – Florence May Biggs 1889-1971

Following the death of her husband, David in December 1893, Jane Campbell gave birth to a baby girl, Mary Ann Biggs in February 1895. The birth was registered in Nyngan (6125/1895). At the age of 13 months on 27^th March 1896 Mary Ann Biggs passed away at Cobar, she was buried in the Cobar Shire Cemetery.

Occupation

Jane was fully occupied with raising and caring for her children while David was a carpenter and builder, he followed this career during his entire life.

Death of Husband

Her husband David Ronald passed away on 6^th December 1893 in Nyngan, New South Wales, at the age of 50. They had been married 24 years.

Jane Campbell continued to live in Nyngan until 1899 when she moved to Cobar, New South Wales.

Second Marriage

Jane Campbell married John Beckett in Cobar, New South Wales, in 1907 when she was 53 years old. Following their marriage they continued to live in Cobar.

Death of Daughter

Her daughter Isabella Jane passed away on 5^th September 1924 in Tallangatta, Victoria, at the age of 51. Isabella Jane Biggs 1872–1924

Death of Daughter

Her daughter Amelia passed away on 13^th March 1929 in Marrickville, New South Wales, at the age of 52. Amelia Biggs 1876–1929

Death

Jane Campbell died on 24^th November 1929 in Marrickville, New South Wales, when she was 75 years old.

Burial

Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia.    25^th Nov 1929 • Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia

Family Tree Charts

Descendants of Jane Campbell

Our Direct Relationship

1. David Ronald Biggs & Jane Campbell – 2^nd great-grandparents
2. > Amelia Biggs (1876 – 1929) – daughter of David Ronald Biggs & Jane Campbell
3. > Dorothy May Clingan (1902 – 1967) – daughter of Amelia Biggs
4. > Dorothy Amelia Morris (1923–1966) – daughter of Dorothy May Clingan